contentment...

A year ago I was a member of Corporate America Anonymous. I was getting paid VERY well to manage a premier consulting office in a trendy part of Kansas City. It was a cushy job. One in which I should have been quite comfortable. And I was. For a while. A while being about 2 months. And then it got boring. The challenge was gone and routine had settled in. I felt completely unfulfilled in my work. It was a job that a number of my friends would have enjoyed and jumped at the chance to do. In fact, when they heard I was leaving, 2 of my friends applied and interviewed for my position. Both got hired - one for mine and the other for another position. It was a job that my friends wanted and competed against others to get, a job that could take you places. And yet, I found it severely lacking. I wasn't developing the relationships that I wanted and was not using or stretching my God-given gifts to further the kingdom. So I left. I moved to Alaska to be a full-time Bible college student. I went from making $40K to making absolutely nil. But you know what? I am happy. I am truly happy. Content. Fulfilled. I currently do the cooking and cleaning here on campus, where I am living for the summer, and am happy doing it. Dad, if you're reading this, you will know how big a deal that is because, as you know, I have NEVER enjoyed cleaning anything. But now, things are very different. I sing and even dance as I scrub away. And that's something I thought would never be possible in my life.